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Name and Shame Influencers (70fb13e3-1d1f-5064-bf27-c3644f0a2045)

Think about the different levels: individual vs state-sponsored account. Includes “call them out” and “name and shame”. Identify social media accounts as sources of propaganda—“calling them out”— might be helpful to prevent the spread of their message to audiences that otherwise would consider them factual. Identify, monitor, and, if necessary, target externally-based nonattributed social media accounts. Impact of and Dealing with Trolls - "Chatham House has observed that trolls also sometimes function as decoys, as a way of “keeping the infantry busy” that “aims to wear down the other side” (Lough et al., 2014). Another type of troll involves “false accounts posing as authoritative information sources on social media”.

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Name and Shame Influencers (70fb13e3-1d1f-5064-bf27-c3644f0a2045) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 1
Name and Shame Influencers (70fb13e3-1d1f-5064-bf27-c3644f0a2045) Countermeasures Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques 1
Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques Respected figure (influencer) disavows misinfo (a479d596-6f66-53eb-ae24-d3a67536464f) Countermeasures 2
Stop offering press credentials to propaganda outlets (3055e156-f234-5293-9ab2-d9761a620060) Countermeasures Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques 2
Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques Educate high profile influencers on best practices (60e783f2-4e22-5495-abdf-cb73e1a5a4c1) Countermeasures 2
Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques Redirect searches away from disinformation or extremist content (d12e5fda-c5d3-5cc5-806b-69edb56aac61) Countermeasures 2
Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques Unravel/target the Potemkin villages (efd2cf88-94ba-5fdc-8611-660baf44b2e9) Countermeasures 2
Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques Mentorship: elders, youth, credit. Learn vicariously. (f99b442a-7c34-5c66-b699-64c3da69374c) Countermeasures 2
Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques Marginalise and discredit extremist groups (e4a0a68e-dbf8-56b6-8029-2d670aad813c) Countermeasures 2
Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques develop a creative content hub (babb37b7-5b28-5ba4-8f08-5c7c271937c7) Countermeasures 2
Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques Counter social engineering training (943ccc85-a339-5e32-ade9-09bc4bf6b4fd) Countermeasures 2
Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques Reduce polarisation by connecting and presenting sympathetic renditions of opposite views (686ccd43-c358-5d5d-bd42-3e2279151670) Countermeasures 2
Cultivate Ignorant Agents (39baec3d-f2ce-5fee-ba7d-3db7d6469946) Techniques Social capital as attack vector (8c281e28-298e-5c1b-8e44-f768006d6c26) Detections 2
influencer (ebd92d67-1d68-5542-8b48-3cfc939db88a) Actor Types Respected figure (influencer) disavows misinfo (a479d596-6f66-53eb-ae24-d3a67536464f) Countermeasures 3
Stop offering press credentials to propaganda outlets (3055e156-f234-5293-9ab2-d9761a620060) Countermeasures government (1975d955-01ff-5cbb-8897-b08a0b235370) Actor Types 3
influencer (ebd92d67-1d68-5542-8b48-3cfc939db88a) Actor Types Educate high profile influencers on best practices (60e783f2-4e22-5495-abdf-cb73e1a5a4c1) Countermeasures 3
Educate high profile influencers on best practices (60e783f2-4e22-5495-abdf-cb73e1a5a4c1) Countermeasures educator (a73d7508-4e4b-57d8-9dbf-15ac73b65a15) Actor Types 3
Redirect searches away from disinformation or extremist content (d12e5fda-c5d3-5cc5-806b-69edb56aac61) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 3
Unravel/target the Potemkin villages (efd2cf88-94ba-5fdc-8611-660baf44b2e9) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 3
Mentorship: elders, youth, credit. Learn vicariously. (f99b442a-7c34-5c66-b699-64c3da69374c) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 3
Marginalise and discredit extremist groups (e4a0a68e-dbf8-56b6-8029-2d670aad813c) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 3
develop a creative content hub (babb37b7-5b28-5ba4-8f08-5c7c271937c7) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 3
educator (a73d7508-4e4b-57d8-9dbf-15ac73b65a15) Actor Types Counter social engineering training (943ccc85-a339-5e32-ade9-09bc4bf6b4fd) Countermeasures 3
Reduce polarisation by connecting and presenting sympathetic renditions of opposite views (686ccd43-c358-5d5d-bd42-3e2279151670) Countermeasures media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types 3
Reduce polarisation by connecting and presenting sympathetic renditions of opposite views (686ccd43-c358-5d5d-bd42-3e2279151670) Countermeasures content creator (6330d1dc-258f-5631-95e2-66390937cec3) Actor Types 3
Social capital as attack vector (8c281e28-298e-5c1b-8e44-f768006d6c26) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 3
influencer (ebd92d67-1d68-5542-8b48-3cfc939db88a) Actor Types find and train influencers (590350b9-2614-572b-825b-b2498ebf4c17) Countermeasures 4
Better tell your country or organisation story (877c29b5-38ae-570a-93b3-9e4e70ec27ef) Countermeasures government (1975d955-01ff-5cbb-8897-b08a0b235370) Actor Types 4
strong dialogue between the federal government and private sector to encourage better reporting (9133c9a6-500e-537d-aaa8-be8c5da12a93) Countermeasures government (1975d955-01ff-5cbb-8897-b08a0b235370) Actor Types 4
Run a competing disinformation campaign - not recommended (e81b12d2-491b-534a-88bb-221ab2cbf828) Countermeasures government (1975d955-01ff-5cbb-8897-b08a0b235370) Actor Types 4
Platform regulation (27acb21d-afef-52b5-be75-886d2af18067) Countermeasures government (1975d955-01ff-5cbb-8897-b08a0b235370) Actor Types 4
build public resilience by making civil society more vibrant (d00320eb-5cc4-52e1-ae09-8b2d79affda2) Countermeasures government (1975d955-01ff-5cbb-8897-b08a0b235370) Actor Types 4
educator (a73d7508-4e4b-57d8-9dbf-15ac73b65a15) Actor Types Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures 4
Media literacy. Games to identify fake news (523a0f1c-bb9e-5784-8838-ca7bc389688b) Countermeasures educator (a73d7508-4e4b-57d8-9dbf-15ac73b65a15) Actor Types 4
educator (a73d7508-4e4b-57d8-9dbf-15ac73b65a15) Actor Types Newsroom/Journalist training to counter influence moves (5c8fc207-b237-58cc-bedd-024fea386a7a) Countermeasures 4
educator (a73d7508-4e4b-57d8-9dbf-15ac73b65a15) Actor Types build public resilience by making civil society more vibrant (d00320eb-5cc4-52e1-ae09-8b2d79affda2) Countermeasures 4
Don't feed the trolls (8cfe6ea3-7271-5578-b4f7-8eb3edbe43f5) Countermeasures media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types 4
Create a healthier news environment (b666fbe1-04de-547c-abc5-27786c948e50) Countermeasures media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types 4
Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types 4
Newsroom/Journalist training to counter influence moves (5c8fc207-b237-58cc-bedd-024fea386a7a) Countermeasures media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types 4
Ask media not to report false information (a1441814-0d69-5b19-9dae-64c61d7dfdbd) Countermeasures media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types 4
Repair broken social connections (f5764785-ced5-5faa-8e11-e442d2d3f79d) Countermeasures media organisation (bdcbbd5d-e282-5c55-a39e-212b10f75200) Actor Types 4
find and train influencers (590350b9-2614-572b-825b-b2498ebf4c17) Countermeasures data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 5
find and train influencers (590350b9-2614-572b-825b-b2498ebf4c17) Countermeasures Bait Influencer (53e8c51b-c178-5429-8cee-022c6741cc91) Techniques 5
military (091f8344-0956-5d15-83c4-e967579c4391) Actor Types Better tell your country or organisation story (877c29b5-38ae-570a-93b3-9e4e70ec27ef) Countermeasures 5
Leverage Conspiracy Theory Narratives (f1d52ce1-f431-5732-a071-215cb3306f3e) Techniques Better tell your country or organisation story (877c29b5-38ae-570a-93b3-9e4e70ec27ef) Countermeasures 5
strong dialogue between the federal government and private sector to encourage better reporting (9133c9a6-500e-537d-aaa8-be8c5da12a93) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 5
strong dialogue between the federal government and private sector to encourage better reporting (9133c9a6-500e-537d-aaa8-be8c5da12a93) Countermeasures social media platform owner (15428e72-df7e-5483-a59c-bf84bb46928f) Actor Types 5
strong dialogue between the federal government and private sector to encourage better reporting (9133c9a6-500e-537d-aaa8-be8c5da12a93) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 5
social media platform owner (15428e72-df7e-5483-a59c-bf84bb46928f) Actor Types Run a competing disinformation campaign - not recommended (e81b12d2-491b-534a-88bb-221ab2cbf828) Countermeasures 5
Run a competing disinformation campaign - not recommended (e81b12d2-491b-534a-88bb-221ab2cbf828) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 5
Platform regulation (27acb21d-afef-52b5-be75-886d2af18067) Countermeasures social media platform owner (15428e72-df7e-5483-a59c-bf84bb46928f) Actor Types 5
Platform regulation (27acb21d-afef-52b5-be75-886d2af18067) Countermeasures policy maker (53f1e7bd-7aa8-5e02-a0a8-3fd34ee638e1) Actor Types 5
Platform regulation (27acb21d-afef-52b5-be75-886d2af18067) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 5
build public resilience by making civil society more vibrant (d00320eb-5cc4-52e1-ae09-8b2d79affda2) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 5
Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures community group (09f16551-695e-5d72-b58f-6cd256f7cb68) Actor Types 5
coordinating body (91c80826-4428-5a58-8e54-337dfee99584) Actor Types Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures 5
library (b2457b24-f997-573e-9c25-90eab4559f8e) Actor Types Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures 5
Create Clickbait (9570ebf8-f69b-5064-a627-a19cb429d0f5) Techniques Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures 5
NGO (253aa4f0-d720-50b7-a462-70c85f5f5b9f) Actor Types Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures 5
Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures religious organisation (c198d0db-7fea-523d-acc5-24b1e7d3f47c) Actor Types 5
social media platform outreach (75f1924e-e711-5d07-8336-865b277c30d0) Actor Types Inoculate populations through media literacy training (c52274ce-09fe-5b50-b2f2-741be794da6e) Countermeasures 5
Media literacy. Games to identify fake news (523a0f1c-bb9e-5784-8838-ca7bc389688b) Countermeasures developer (2057de14-930a-5199-8e8e-9969173d36bb) Actor Types 5
Media literacy. Games to identify fake news (523a0f1c-bb9e-5784-8838-ca7bc389688b) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 5
Media literacy. Games to identify fake news (523a0f1c-bb9e-5784-8838-ca7bc389688b) Countermeasures games designer (6ff00416-5f81-5cc5-a07e-dff63a8a09a5) Actor Types 5
Newsroom/Journalist training to counter influence moves (5c8fc207-b237-58cc-bedd-024fea386a7a) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 5
Don't feed the trolls (8cfe6ea3-7271-5578-b4f7-8eb3edbe43f5) Countermeasures Private Cluster (5662c61e-eb2b-5710-8148-61457483efcc) Unknown 5
Don't feed the trolls (8cfe6ea3-7271-5578-b4f7-8eb3edbe43f5) Countermeasures general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types 5
Create a healthier news environment (b666fbe1-04de-547c-abc5-27786c948e50) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 5
Ask media not to report false information (a1441814-0d69-5b19-9dae-64c61d7dfdbd) Countermeasures Bait Influencer (53e8c51b-c178-5429-8cee-022c6741cc91) Techniques 5
Repair broken social connections (f5764785-ced5-5faa-8e11-e442d2d3f79d) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 5
Network analysis Identify/cultivate/support influencers (d24431db-fc6e-5c62-b3d0-113a2219dbec) Detections data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 6
data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types network analysis to identify central users in the pro-Russia activist community. (745658e5-5437-5f92-b2c4-80569a3cb330) Detections 6
Detect anomalous activity (187285bb-a282-5a6a-833e-01d9744165c4) Detections data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 6
Establish a truth teller reputation score for influencers (9167d3c2-1f91-58f1-9dc2-fbe948f6b31c) Countermeasures data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 6
data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types Data forensics (d4f0dd4b-6818-52a4-b4ca-e1fef024c1a0) Detections 6
data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types Network anomaly detection (d3216499-77fd-528e-8b65-7c3bded9adda) Detections 6
Partner to develop analytic methods & tools (1dc819ef-5eb6-51df-9614-bc9bf8218279) Detections data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types 6
data scientist (03aaf19c-42b9-5b8e-9d47-a6bb291f10fa) Actor Types Full spectrum analytics (5aca53f0-2c85-5298-9eeb-4ac8325abb6b) Detections 6
Identify susceptible influencers (f29dff54-af05-55d1-a056-899007481493) Detections Bait Influencer (53e8c51b-c178-5429-8cee-022c6741cc91) Techniques 6
Don't engage with payloads (1744386c-0d46-54a8-a5b8-cba1bd7dc369) Countermeasures Bait Influencer (53e8c51b-c178-5429-8cee-022c6741cc91) Techniques 6
Make more noise than the disinformation (47ad777e-029c-5afa-9c37-50c3d86f3d39) Countermeasures Bait Influencer (53e8c51b-c178-5429-8cee-022c6741cc91) Techniques 6
Leverage Conspiracy Theory Narratives (f1d52ce1-f431-5732-a071-215cb3306f3e) Techniques Coalition Building with stakeholders and Third-Party Inducements (047898ad-129f-5d18-9dea-985e7f68becd) Countermeasures 6
compatriot policy (af04983d-8531-54df-a7c7-39e5ae6bb523) Countermeasures Leverage Conspiracy Theory Narratives (f1d52ce1-f431-5732-a071-215cb3306f3e) Techniques 6
Leverage Conspiracy Theory Narratives (f1d52ce1-f431-5732-a071-215cb3306f3e) Techniques Engage payload and debunk. (cbba0c79-9287-5ead-a70a-34f740b4325f) Countermeasures 6
Leverage Conspiracy Theory Narratives (f1d52ce1-f431-5732-a071-215cb3306f3e) Techniques Strengthen institutions that are always truth tellers (90ec53d1-ed62-516d-b530-49cb3e9e851c) Countermeasures 6
social media platform owner (15428e72-df7e-5483-a59c-bf84bb46928f) Actor Types Charge for social media (0aa00b22-361f-5e5b-ac46-901cf6d2dfcc) Countermeasures 6
Reduce political targeting (14dad601-4ddd-5cfd-a48d-9b53212769ce) Countermeasures policy maker (53f1e7bd-7aa8-5e02-a0a8-3fd34ee638e1) Actor Types 6
policy maker (53f1e7bd-7aa8-5e02-a0a8-3fd34ee638e1) Actor Types Legal action against for-profit engagement factories (5682293b-d9d8-5db0-90df-4bb4cedc6882) Countermeasures 6
policy maker (53f1e7bd-7aa8-5e02-a0a8-3fd34ee638e1) Actor Types Enhanced privacy regulation for social media (57f70a3c-63a7-5873-a0ce-49a05d5f4eb7) Countermeasures 6
Fill information voids with non-disinformation content (e9380fb8-fc55-5ac7-94ab-2af4c13b6361) Countermeasures Create Clickbait (9570ebf8-f69b-5064-a627-a19cb429d0f5) Techniques 6
Create Clickbait (9570ebf8-f69b-5064-a627-a19cb429d0f5) Techniques Prohibit images in political discourse channels (d8b22aa2-cbb6-5a97-b9ad-32eaf3514768) Countermeasures 6
Buy more advertising than misinformation creators (4880efa6-1123-5703-9c44-9f0600670dd9) Countermeasures Create Clickbait (9570ebf8-f69b-5064-a627-a19cb429d0f5) Techniques 6
Create Clickbait (9570ebf8-f69b-5064-a627-a19cb429d0f5) Techniques Click-bait centrist content (d6182931-a76a-59e6-901e-f63b9f6d2301) Countermeasures 6
developer (2057de14-930a-5199-8e8e-9969173d36bb) Actor Types Partner to develop analytic methods & tools (1dc819ef-5eb6-51df-9614-bc9bf8218279) Detections 6
developer (2057de14-930a-5199-8e8e-9969173d36bb) Actor Types Create a bot that engages / distract trolls (e21e17e9-3834-59de-bc31-9e43b73c8973) Countermeasures 6
general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types Don't engage with payloads (1744386c-0d46-54a8-a5b8-cba1bd7dc369) Countermeasures 6
Hack the polls/ content yourself (61aa4bb6-218c-5a10-9f1c-1a494f6871e7) Detections general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types 6
Detect anomalous activity (187285bb-a282-5a6a-833e-01d9744165c4) Detections general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types 6
(botnet) DMCA takedown requests to waste group time (7ef86cff-4401-518b-92fc-a0d88c23f280) Countermeasures general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types 6
Monitor for creation of fake known personas (94d622e2-5909-5f88-aaaf-846907cbda1f) Detections general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types 6
open engagement with civil society (11380b67-28d8-5034-a79b-fbb6150ad302) Countermeasures general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types 6
daylight (7806c5d1-7c44-5ff5-a539-361c3381a67d) Detections general public (f6c98378-65be-5f14-af3e-326909d70d77) Actor Types 6
Network analysis Identify/cultivate/support influencers (d24431db-fc6e-5c62-b3d0-113a2219dbec) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
network analysis to identify central users in the pro-Russia activist community. (745658e5-5437-5f92-b2c4-80569a3cb330) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Detect anomalous activity (187285bb-a282-5a6a-833e-01d9744165c4) Detections Private Cluster (d05396d6-9701-5ce3-a6cd-abff224310ae) Unknown 7
Detect anomalous activity (187285bb-a282-5a6a-833e-01d9744165c4) Detections social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 7
Establish a truth teller reputation score for influencers (9167d3c2-1f91-58f1-9dc2-fbe948f6b31c) Countermeasures Private Cluster (2d40a01e-41a9-513a-bf0b-694dc0a87f8e) Unknown 7
Data forensics (d4f0dd4b-6818-52a4-b4ca-e1fef024c1a0) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques Network anomaly detection (d3216499-77fd-528e-8b65-7c3bded9adda) Detections 7
Partner to develop analytic methods & tools (1dc819ef-5eb6-51df-9614-bc9bf8218279) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Full spectrum analytics (5aca53f0-2c85-5298-9eeb-4ac8325abb6b) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Identify susceptible influencers (f29dff54-af05-55d1-a056-899007481493) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Make more noise than the disinformation (47ad777e-029c-5afa-9c37-50c3d86f3d39) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Coalition Building with stakeholders and Third-Party Inducements (047898ad-129f-5d18-9dea-985e7f68becd) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
compatriot policy (af04983d-8531-54df-a7c7-39e5ae6bb523) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Engage payload and debunk. (cbba0c79-9287-5ead-a70a-34f740b4325f) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Strengthen institutions that are always truth tellers (90ec53d1-ed62-516d-b530-49cb3e9e851c) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups (e3cbbc7a-da73-50fb-9893-4ce88edb211f) Techniques Charge for social media (0aa00b22-361f-5e5b-ac46-901cf6d2dfcc) Countermeasures 7
Reduce political targeting (14dad601-4ddd-5cfd-a48d-9b53212769ce) Countermeasures Purchase Targeted Advertisements (87208979-6982-53d5-ad0f-49cef659555c) Techniques 7
Legal action against for-profit engagement factories (5682293b-d9d8-5db0-90df-4bb4cedc6882) Countermeasures Private Cluster (2d40a01e-41a9-513a-bf0b-694dc0a87f8e) Unknown 7
Enhanced privacy regulation for social media (57f70a3c-63a7-5873-a0ce-49a05d5f4eb7) Countermeasures Private Cluster (4f605821-9566-5a3c-b8c9-070e3b7f885d) Unknown 7
Fill information voids with non-disinformation content (e9380fb8-fc55-5ac7-94ab-2af4c13b6361) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Prohibit images in political discourse channels (d8b22aa2-cbb6-5a97-b9ad-32eaf3514768) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Buy more advertising than misinformation creators (4880efa6-1123-5703-9c44-9f0600670dd9) Countermeasures adtech provider (6edba8b4-fe7a-5be0-84d0-6dee21d2a48e) Actor Types 7
Click-bait centrist content (d6182931-a76a-59e6-901e-f63b9f6d2301) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques Create a bot that engages / distract trolls (e21e17e9-3834-59de-bc31-9e43b73c8973) Countermeasures 7
Hack the polls/ content yourself (61aa4bb6-218c-5a10-9f1c-1a494f6871e7) Detections Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques 7
(botnet) DMCA takedown requests to waste group time (7ef86cff-4401-518b-92fc-a0d88c23f280) Countermeasures elves (019e73b3-c4be-5a28-a86b-4eb6d2df1217) Actor Types 7
(botnet) DMCA takedown requests to waste group time (7ef86cff-4401-518b-92fc-a0d88c23f280) Countermeasures Continue to Amplify (6eb04152-8342-563a-9b9c-1e73aae2cc24) Techniques 7
Monitor for creation of fake known personas (94d622e2-5909-5f88-aaaf-846907cbda1f) Detections social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 7
Monitor for creation of fake known personas (94d622e2-5909-5f88-aaaf-846907cbda1f) Detections Private Cluster (6ffaa1a5-5d29-5b28-91fb-dca2df62769c) Unknown 7
open engagement with civil society (11380b67-28d8-5034-a79b-fbb6150ad302) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 7
daylight (7806c5d1-7c44-5ff5-a539-361c3381a67d) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 7
Delete old accounts / Remove unused social media accounts (5481cc36-5af8-5ddf-bcb7-638d3be3f583) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 8
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types remove suspicious accounts (2fe43d88-db8f-5156-98fb-4b9db0e5fff3) Countermeasures 8
Identify and delete or rate limit identical content (dae93cbd-eb65-5fb0-9d4e-4571ff54b6ff) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 8
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Deplatform Account* (027421d5-7c11-5c13-aa91-5cf6a01b72ef) Countermeasures 8
Deplatform message groups and/or message boards (f3edf130-0096-5a49-a3f1-d97974a70494) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 8
Censorship (bb1f5f27-16da-59da-9972-32bb25568d02) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 8
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Platform adds warning label and decision point when sharing content (0acbac2f-7bd4-51d1-aaac-e12cebcddb31) Countermeasures 8
Make amplification of social media posts expire (e.g. can't like/ retweet after n days) (49f92a32-bac9-56af-ac97-3b09f23b8fa6) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 8
Add random links to network graphs (dcb94d22-45a2-5433-bc4c-634add96088b) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 8
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Require use of verified identities to contribute to poll or comment (01b3516b-b8b1-5a56-ae24-5300cceb70f8) Countermeasures 8
Revocation of allowlisted or "verified" status (eaef2d36-c5a8-59b9-9075-c6cdaa060e5d) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 8
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Private Cluster (0b0f003a-4bb7-5f1e-8bc6-987c680cba39) Unknown 8
Strengthen verification methods (33d7f540-0adb-5ab5-ae09-1c7a20e125b1) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 8
Create friction by rate-limiting engagement (a64a6568-d047-55b9-a3ab-f77fb3c9ada3) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 8
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Keep people from posting to social media immediately (e23dbc10-0eca-5100-bf14-cf2db9db31b8) Countermeasures 8
social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types Content moderation (e9cf452f-3ebc-5de8-9f21-dde3133c92c0) Countermeasures 8
social media source removal (b20e5c17-f2dd-5057-9af2-a9586e72de9e) Countermeasures social media platform adminstrator (667967b8-b3f1-55ad-8f8a-8c43c1290e6e) Actor Types 8
Create friction by rate-limiting engagement (a64a6568-d047-55b9-a3ab-f77fb3c9ada3) Countermeasures Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques 8
Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques Keep people from posting to social media immediately (e23dbc10-0eca-5100-bf14-cf2db9db31b8) Countermeasures 8
Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques Remove or rate limit botnets (0280f954-5654-5d23-8dcf-a1f5334f3e6a) Countermeasures 8
Online Polls (1a8c4e8c-3543-5ab1-b4d0-939de9e7875f) Techniques Require use of verified identities to contribute to poll or comment (01b3516b-b8b1-5a56-ae24-5300cceb70f8) Countermeasures 8
Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups (e3cbbc7a-da73-50fb-9893-4ce88edb211f) Techniques Detect abnormal events (42827d89-3a37-568e-9de3-8ebd379c3d8f) Detections 8
Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups (e3cbbc7a-da73-50fb-9893-4ce88edb211f) Techniques third party verification for people (a374c7de-23fd-5cae-805c-83817cb66d66) Countermeasures 8
Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups (e3cbbc7a-da73-50fb-9893-4ce88edb211f) Techniques Detect abnormal groups (e39234ab-979c-51c8-8f34-5a9337bd030e) Detections 8
Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups (e3cbbc7a-da73-50fb-9893-4ce88edb211f) Techniques Detect abnormal pages (6fc10d9d-96a5-5ae1-a0f7-0136a9819a6e) Detections 8
Create Inauthentic Social Media Pages and Groups (e3cbbc7a-da73-50fb-9893-4ce88edb211f) Techniques Detect abnormal profiles, e.g. prolific pages/ groups/ people (345ea7b9-1504-57cf-9c8f-7b01613d89e6) Detections 8
adtech provider (6edba8b4-fe7a-5be0-84d0-6dee21d2a48e) Actor Types Use advertiser controls to stem flow of funds to bad actors (bbb8b174-44b6-5f59-bcf0-eab169bc7be1) Countermeasures 8
Make amplification of social media posts expire (e.g. can't like/ retweet after n days) (49f92a32-bac9-56af-ac97-3b09f23b8fa6) Countermeasures Continue to Amplify (6eb04152-8342-563a-9b9c-1e73aae2cc24) Techniques 8
Continue to Amplify (6eb04152-8342-563a-9b9c-1e73aae2cc24) Techniques Spam domestic actors with lawsuits (80730d54-1dd1-5da6-baae-052553fbf27f) Countermeasures 8
Delete old accounts / Remove unused social media accounts (5481cc36-5af8-5ddf-bcb7-638d3be3f583) Countermeasures platform administrator (f4dc44c5-e021-524b-9909-678f11a9f10d) Actor Types 9
Delete old accounts / Remove unused social media accounts (5481cc36-5af8-5ddf-bcb7-638d3be3f583) Countermeasures account owner (e2947637-eba1-526e-820d-7d9c0d27b6be) Actor Types 9
Delete old accounts / Remove unused social media accounts (5481cc36-5af8-5ddf-bcb7-638d3be3f583) Countermeasures Private Cluster (d05396d6-9701-5ce3-a6cd-abff224310ae) Unknown 9
Create Fake Experts (29768133-b941-5974-ab10-c15bbb86e387) Techniques remove suspicious accounts (2fe43d88-db8f-5156-98fb-4b9db0e5fff3) Countermeasures 9
activist (d710c91e-a2f2-54ba-9477-fe51b9f31f76) Actor Types remove suspicious accounts (2fe43d88-db8f-5156-98fb-4b9db0e5fff3) Countermeasures 9
Identify and delete or rate limit identical content (dae93cbd-eb65-5fb0-9d4e-4571ff54b6ff) Countermeasures platform administrator (f4dc44c5-e021-524b-9909-678f11a9f10d) Actor Types 9
Identify and delete or rate limit identical content (dae93cbd-eb65-5fb0-9d4e-4571ff54b6ff) Countermeasures Private Cluster (cb7d7a14-6e5c-503c-84b8-4a49e69b2627) Unknown 9
Deplatform Account* (027421d5-7c11-5c13-aa91-5cf6a01b72ef) Countermeasures Private Cluster (2d40a01e-41a9-513a-bf0b-694dc0a87f8e) Unknown 9
Deplatform message groups and/or message boards (f3edf130-0096-5a49-a3f1-d97974a70494) Countermeasures Private Cluster (2d40a01e-41a9-513a-bf0b-694dc0a87f8e) Unknown 9
Censorship (bb1f5f27-16da-59da-9972-32bb25568d02) Countermeasures Private Cluster (aaaef5e2-4d1b-5fb6-ba0b-f79f2d3f4a2a) Unknown 9
Platform adds warning label and decision point when sharing content (0acbac2f-7bd4-51d1-aaac-e12cebcddb31) Countermeasures Private Cluster (0962328a-43c0-5604-b75e-44e4237f2b04) Unknown 9
Add random links to network graphs (dcb94d22-45a2-5433-bc4c-634add96088b) Countermeasures Private Cluster (cd0bc81f-afc1-506d-867d-6bf4c6ebd96b) Unknown 9
Revocation of allowlisted or "verified" status (eaef2d36-c5a8-59b9-9075-c6cdaa060e5d) Countermeasures Private Cluster (0a235a0a-367e-5d23-ab28-910ca6048277) Unknown 9
Strengthen verification methods (33d7f540-0adb-5ab5-ae09-1c7a20e125b1) Countermeasures Private Cluster (79dbc845-7737-5cf6-9a14-ee5a0d00503e) Unknown 9
Create Fake Experts (29768133-b941-5974-ab10-c15bbb86e387) Techniques Content moderation (e9cf452f-3ebc-5de8-9f21-dde3133c92c0) Countermeasures 9
social media source removal (b20e5c17-f2dd-5057-9af2-a9586e72de9e) Countermeasures Private Cluster (56b88516-ae4c-5176-b6ed-6e9be91ce898) Unknown 9
Remove or rate limit botnets (0280f954-5654-5d23-8dcf-a1f5334f3e6a) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 9
Detect abnormal events (42827d89-3a37-568e-9de3-8ebd379c3d8f) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 9
third party verification for people (a374c7de-23fd-5cae-805c-83817cb66d66) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 9
Detect abnormal groups (e39234ab-979c-51c8-8f34-5a9337bd030e) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 9
Detect abnormal pages (6fc10d9d-96a5-5ae1-a0f7-0136a9819a6e) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 9
Detect abnormal profiles, e.g. prolific pages/ groups/ people (345ea7b9-1504-57cf-9c8f-7b01613d89e6) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 9
Prepare Fundraising Campaigns (f0bb5056-fedb-5507-8554-c958ec8d9fdc) Techniques Use advertiser controls to stem flow of funds to bad actors (bbb8b174-44b6-5f59-bcf0-eab169bc7be1) Countermeasures 9
Spam domestic actors with lawsuits (80730d54-1dd1-5da6-baae-052553fbf27f) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 9
Registries alert when large batches of newsy URLs get registered together (f2adbe9e-7c80-504d-adc5-624e04eab4f1) Detections platform administrator (f4dc44c5-e021-524b-9909-678f11a9f10d) Actor Types 10
platform administrator (f4dc44c5-e021-524b-9909-678f11a9f10d) Actor Types Control the US "slang" translation boards (e18bd403-00d9-5767-9e5c-b597f623821a) Detections 10
Follow the money (25ca7eff-d789-5c36-a49d-34194b7246d4) Detections Create Fake Experts (29768133-b941-5974-ab10-c15bbb86e387) Techniques 10
Create Fake Experts (29768133-b941-5974-ab10-c15bbb86e387) Techniques Create more friction at account creation (486790ce-6083-5403-b971-d4c0b291b6a4) Countermeasures 10
Create Fake Experts (29768133-b941-5974-ab10-c15bbb86e387) Techniques Challenge expertise (bd602fee-4354-5b31-99f1-832053c1bba0) Detections 10
Create Fake Experts (29768133-b941-5974-ab10-c15bbb86e387) Techniques Improve Coordination amongst stakeholders: public and private (fea19aab-9522-55bf-9608-addf7d6aaf8d) Countermeasures 10
activist (d710c91e-a2f2-54ba-9477-fe51b9f31f76) Actor Types Infiltrate platforms (d7895c21-5e79-58db-b055-1e065abf524b) Countermeasures 10
Verification of project before posting fund requests (c112eafc-0f31-5bd7-9083-20ef706c8d57) Countermeasures Prepare Fundraising Campaigns (f0bb5056-fedb-5507-8554-c958ec8d9fdc) Techniques 10
Ban incident actors from funding sites (5b5c3e04-acf2-50dd-9861-c44bcc8f2cc3) Countermeasures Prepare Fundraising Campaigns (f0bb5056-fedb-5507-8554-c958ec8d9fdc) Techniques 10
Registries alert when large batches of newsy URLs get registered together (f2adbe9e-7c80-504d-adc5-624e04eab4f1) Detections Create Inauthentic Websites (534951bc-8d1e-58be-b051-c9243eac96fb) Techniques 11
Control the US "slang" translation boards (e18bd403-00d9-5767-9e5c-b597f623821a) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 11
Follow the money (25ca7eff-d789-5c36-a49d-34194b7246d4) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 11
Create more friction at account creation (486790ce-6083-5403-b971-d4c0b291b6a4) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 11
Challenge expertise (bd602fee-4354-5b31-99f1-832053c1bba0) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 11
Improve Coordination amongst stakeholders: public and private (fea19aab-9522-55bf-9608-addf7d6aaf8d) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 11
Infiltrate platforms (d7895c21-5e79-58db-b055-1e065abf524b) Countermeasures Private Cluster (80153803-52a6-501a-8e28-b143d85dc261) Unknown 11
Verification of project before posting fund requests (c112eafc-0f31-5bd7-9083-20ef706c8d57) Countermeasures Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 11
funding_site_admin (a97e25d4-62cf-5040-8274-1a71104104b2) Actor Types Ban incident actors from funding sites (5b5c3e04-acf2-50dd-9861-c44bcc8f2cc3) Countermeasures 11
Create Inauthentic Websites (534951bc-8d1e-58be-b051-c9243eac96fb) Techniques Fake websites: add transparency on business model (594ec374-28b9-5191-8bb7-edd9196daf4e) Detections 12
Fake websites: add transparency on business model (594ec374-28b9-5191-8bb7-edd9196daf4e) Detections Private Cluster (bd7a51b3-d00c-575f-a16e-6f51e5a67743) Unknown 13